Fort Bayard Historic District · Photo: From the National Archives RG92-F-7-9 · Public domainHow is Santa Clara run?
Santa Clara’s village government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $901 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Santa Clara didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Santa Clara is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $901 per resident a year, or $2.47 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Santa Clara didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Santa Clara yet
Every year of Santa Clara’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →full-time in March 2025, the same as 13 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $547 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.39% of the home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Santa Clara’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Santa Clara’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Santa Clara →
Who’s in charge in Santa Clara
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 135 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,761).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Cobre Consolidated Schools
Santa Clara’s K–12 school district, shared with Bayard, Hurley. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $25,893 per pupil, $13,472 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New Mexico districts overall: 17% local, 64% state, 20% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Santa Clara’s votes are counted by county
New Mexico reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Santa Clara alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grant County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat52.1%7,298 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican47.0%6,580 votesOthers: 0.9% (120 votes).
Most votes in Grant County: Kamala D Harris
New Mexico: Harris 51.9%, Trump 45.9%
100% of Santa Clara lies in Grant County. Every 2024 race in Grant County is on the county’s page.
Grant County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Santa Clara.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New Mexico HouseState representatives
- 3New Mexico SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New Mexico
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Santa Clara’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Santa Clara’s government
How much does Santa Clara spend per resident?
About $901 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Santa Clara didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Santa Clara?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $547 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.39% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.70% across New Mexico. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Santa Clara’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Santa Clara yet.
How did Santa Clara vote in 2024?
New Mexico counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Santa Clara alone. Grant County, where 100% of Santa Clara lies, voted Harris 52.1%, Trump 47.0% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Santa Clara?
13 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $62,088 (about $745,056 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Santa Clara in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Gabriel Ramos) and State House District 39 (Luis Terrazas). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Santa Clara’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Santa Clara, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →